Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-15

The Hero Of the Latest English Hig1
Life Social Scandal.

London Dispatch to New York World
The trial OF the Queensberry divorce case Mt
Edinburgh next week will, probably, be quickly
concluded. 1t is not believed that the noble mar
Quis Will make any defense. The facts against
him are so plain and notorious that any attempt
to do so would be little more than q fare. He is
most eccentric person, living in beautifully deco
rated apartments in James street. Buckingham
Gate, near the Buckingham palace. He was edu.
Gated at Elton and Cambridge, is 43 years old and
the father OF i've children, one Of whom Is young
the connection OF his name with the set OF
rules for the prize-ring OF which his father
was the author. The family have for many gener-
attons past been well known for their sporting
procivities, one OF the present lords ancestors,
the last Duke Of Queensberry, known by the sobri.
quet OF Od o." being one OF the greatest patrons
OF the race course OF his day. It is needless to
refer to the old gentleman's rascaities as far as
lures and Thackeray by his pen having held up
his conduct to public reprobation. The present
marquis is a little man with a face like coach
man or jockey. He rides well, shoots like o vest
ern hunter, and, like his father is patron of the
prize ring and OF all outdoor sports He Is also an
amateur artist Of considerable talent and paints
exceedingly we'll His apartments which he
allows but few to visit, are stored with his own
pictures and other works OF art, making alto
In London.
The marquis belongs to the famous Douglas
family Of Scotland his full name being John Sholto
Douglas. Besides being Marquis OF Queensberry
he Is viscount Drumlanrig, Lord Douglas OF
Haw1ck and Libbers in the peerage OF Scotland
and barOnet. His brother, Lord James Douglas,
is well-known author OF travellers tales and has
spent good deal of his life in America. He has
hunted in the Rocky mountains and is as familiar
with that part OF the country as any scout or
trapper. He, too, is eccentric, but is much
nner-lOOk1ng man than the marquis, being about
six feet tall and well proportioned. A hardly less
celebrated member OF the family than the mar
QuiS himself is one OF his sisters, Lady Florence
Dixie, who is also eccentric. The marquis is an
atheist and a free-th1nker, and because OF this
was struck of the list OF the Representa-
tive Peers of Scotland. His married life
has long been unhappy owing to his
peculiar notions and moral delinquencies. His
wife was the eldest daughter OF Mr.. Alfred Mont
gomery, who is yet, at the age OF seventy, we'll
known and popular man about town. or recent
years the Marquis and Warehouses of Queensberry
nave lived together only at intervals At present
the latter has house at No. 18 CadOgan place,
which, strange enough, is near the house In
habited by LORD and Lady Colin Campbell during
several months OF their unhappy married life in
1883 1t Is understood that Lady Queensberry,
who Is most estimable person, would have
brought this suit long ago had she not been de-
TERED by dread OF the publicity 1t is to be tried
at Edinburgh, and thus probably little Of the
details Will get into the London papers. There
might De any number Of correspondents, SO rumor
says, but 1t is understood that only one is to be
Called namely, female whom the Marquis has
mad living with him In his apartments in James
street for some time past